Khalji dynasty

The Khalji dynasty was a Muslim dynasty which ruled large parts of the Indian Subcontinent between 1290 and 1320. It was founded by Jalal-al-Din Khalji and became the second dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate of India, succeeding the Mamluk dynasty and preceding the Tughlaq dynasty. The dynasty was known for its faithlessness and ferocity, for its conquests into the Hindu south, and for successfully fending off the Mongol invasions of India. In 1320, Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah was murdered by his slave lover Khusro Khan, who deposed the Khaljis and briefly ruled as Sultan before being deposed by the Tughlaqs.